Comic Title: Doom Patrol #118
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Mar/Apr 1968
On Sale Date: January 18, 1968 Newsstand Date January 18, 1968
Source: Direct Currents, Spectre #3, Page 31

Copyright Date January 18, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Circulation: 158240
Editor: Murray Boltinoff

Title: "Videx Monarch of Light"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Doom Patrol (of Earth-1)

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bruno Premiani

Reprinted In:
Doom Patrol Archives Vol. 5 HC (2008)
Showcase Presents the Doom Patrol Vol. 2 TPB (2010)
Doom Patrol:The Silver Age Omnibus HC (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Doom Patrol (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)
• Chief (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)
• Robotman (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)
• Negative Man (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)
• Elasti-Girl (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)

Supporting Character(s)

• Beast Boy (last appearance in Doom Patrol #116; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)
• Madame Rouge (origin retold; last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)
• Jillian Jackson (becomes Gar Logan's girlfriend; last appearance in Doom Patrol #108; next appearance in Doom Patrol #120)

Villain(s)

• Videx (Jalmar Lichtmeister; a scientist and ex-colleague of Dr. Niles Caulder; petitions to join the Brotherhood of Evil; no further appearances)
• Brotherhood of Evil (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #121)
• Brain (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #121)
• Monsieur Mallah (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #121)

Other Character(s)

• A team of surgeons (no further appearances)
• An unnamed Harvard professor (no further appearances)
• Warren Hollander (Gar Logan's classmate; no further appearances)
• Several high school students (no further appearances)
• An unnamed mayor (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Madame Rouge's evil self (in flashback)

Synopsis:
The Brain threatens to have his newest accomplice, Videx, a villain with amazing powers over light, destroy the Doom Patrol unless they surrender Madame Rouge. Although Negative Man is gravely injured in the struggle, the Doom Patrol, with the help of Beast Boy, manages to overcome Videx, using an old anti-invisibility ray designed by the Chief.